Definition of discs Discs
/dɪˈsks/ - [disks] -
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discs - /dˈɪsks/
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disks - /dɪˈsks/
What does discs mean?
Wiktionary 
- discs (Noun)
Plural of disc.
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| disc - a flat circular plate | ||
| disk | ||
| plate dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten | ||
| circle, round any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" | ||
| acetate disk, phonograph recording disk a disk coated with cellulose acetate | ||
| brake disk a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads | ||
| deadeye (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud | ||
| diaphragm a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" | ||
| discus, saucer a disk used in throwing competitions | ||
| frisbee a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition | ||
| coin blank, planchet a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin | ||
| hockey puck, puck a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey | ||
| disc - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored | ||
| magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk | ||
| memory device, storage device a device that preserves information for retrieval | ||
| computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | ||
| diskette, floppy, floppy disk a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" | ||
| disc - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | ||
| phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, platter | ||
| audio recording, sound recording, audio a recording of acoustic signals | ||
| acetate disk, phonograph recording disk a disk coated with cellulose acetate | ||
| l-p, lp a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm | ||
| disc - something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky" | ||
| disk, saucer | ||
| round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles | ||
| intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) | ||
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Wiktionary
- disc (Noun)
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. - disc (Noun)
An intervertebral disc . - disc (Noun)
Something resembling a disc. - disc (Noun)
A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- disc (n.)
A flat round plate - disc (n.)
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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disc
A flat circular disc used to store and playback music.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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disc
Disk, disk, n. the face of a round plate, any flat, round object: the face of a celestial body: (bot.) the flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.—adjs. Disc′al; Discif′erous; Disciflō′ral; Dis′ciform. [L. discus—Gr. diskos, a round plate, a quoit—dikein, to cast. See Desk, Dish.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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disc
In nautical astronomy, the circular visible surface presented by any celestial body to the eye of the observer.
